I’m in the lucky position of being hired already, hence this task didn’t really hold any particular importance to me as I am not going to apply for jobs when I am done with this course. I have, however, attached the CV I used and have stored, you can view that here. My portfolio is… Continue reading Week 32 – Applying for Jobs
Write a detailed brief. (You may use a real client or a fictional one.) Use the information from the brief to build a wireframe for the website. Choose a WordPress theme for the website, and customise the WordPress theme to fulfil the specific needs of the client. Make sure that the site works on both… Continue reading Week 32 – Building a Mobile-Friendly Website
Write a detailed brief for your website. Create a wireframe according to the brief. Draw some sketches to plan your design. Build a working websites according to these specs. It’s important for me to see that you can follow through on the entire process – from the brief to the completed website. Please explain why… Continue reading Week 31 – Building a Website From Start to Finish
Surf the web and find 5 examples of websites that have been coded and designed for performance. After a few hours online, I ended up with these examples which I believe are coded and designed for performance. They are, in my opinion, simple to navigate, clean, and user-friendly. All of them focuses on what kind… Continue reading Week 31 – Designing for Performance
Set up a meeting with a business owner and ask him/her what he/she would want from a website. Also ask him/her what the business strategy is and how the website would fit into it. I met with a friend of mine to discuss as we are in need of a new website for our annual… Continue reading Week 30 – Coming Up With a Strategy
I want you to take on a client. I then need you to have a meeting with your client and create a very detailed brief. This brief should contain all the information that will be needed to achieve the client’s requirements.Your brief should cover these sections: – What is the client’s service/product?– What are their… Continue reading Week 29 – Creating a Brief
This learning activity is to acquire your own hosting service. This hosting service will be needed throughout the rest of your studies, and this Learning Activity is therefore mandatory. I already have one which I have been using for a few years now. My sites are hosted at Dreamhost, and domains include this one (camillaikorea.no… Continue reading Week 29 – Providing Your Own Hosting Service
Choose any one of the illustrations from the lesson “Design Drawing” and answer the following questions (when submitting your feedback – also provide the illustration you chose): My artwork of choice from this lesson is the following piece by Cyril Rolando. 1. What fundamentals are used successfully? Describe in detail what you think is the… Continue reading Week 28 – Analysing the Use of Design Fundamentals
Analyse Sheppard Fairey’s poster for the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election and give your opinion on the use of style and its efficacy. Also critique the use of pastiche and typography. Write one page (about 350 words) on your opinion of this design and substantiate your answers with examples. The Hope poster made by Fairey for… Continue reading Week 28 – Focusing on Design With a Conscience
Objetive observation During the interview, Marian mentions, “When I worked at Digitopolis, I was working almost entirely on the computer, basically the computer and with photography. And now I am using a wide variety of materials, sometimes still involved with a computer and sometimes just with the materials themselves. But having a space like this… Continue reading Week 27 – Focusing on Pioneering Designers